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Princeton's WordNet

  1. waxwingnoun

    brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips

Wiktionary

  1. waxwingnoun

    Any of several songbirds of the genus Bombycilla, having crested heads, and red tips to the wings.

Wikipedia

  1. Waxwing

    The waxwings are three species of passerine birds classified in the genus Bombycilla. They are pinkish-brown and pale grey with distinctive smooth plumage in which many body feathers are not individually visible, a black and white eyestripe, a crest, a square-cut tail and pointed wings. Some of the wing feathers have red tips, the resemblance of which to sealing wax gives these birds their common name. According to most authorities, this is the only genus placed in the family Bombycillidae, although sometimes the family is extended to include related taxa that are more usually included in separate families: silky flycatchers (Ptiliogonatidae (e.g. Phainoptila)), Hypocolius (Hypocoliidae), Hylocitrea (Hylocitreidae), palmchats (Dulidae) and the Hawai'ian 'honeyeaters' (Mohoidae). There are three species: the Bohemian waxwing (B. garrulus), the Japanese waxwing (B. japonica) and the cedar waxwing (B. cedrorum). Waxwings are not long-distance migrants, but move nomadically outside the breeding season. Waxwings mostly feed on fruit, but at times of year when fruits are unavailable they feed on sap, buds, flowers and insects. They catch insects by gleaning through foliage or in mid-air. They often nest near water, the female building a loose nest at the fork of a branch, well away from the trunk of the tree. She also incubates the eggs, the male bringing her food to the nest, and both sexes help rear the young. Waxwings appear in art and have been mentioned in literature.

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  1. waxwing

    A waxwing is a type of bird from the bombercillidae family, known for their sleek, crested bodies, bright colored patches on their wings that resemble drops of sealing wax, and their fondness for berries. There are three species of waxwing: the Bohemian Waxwing, the Cedar Waxwing, and the Japanese Waxwing.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Waxwingnoun

    any one of several species of small birds of the genus Ampelis, in which some of the secondary quills are usually tipped with small horny ornaments resembling red sealing wax. The Bohemian waxwing (see under Bohemian) and the cedar bird are examples. Called also waxbird

Wikidata

  1. Waxwing

    The waxwings form the genus Bombycilla of passerine birds. According to most authorities, this is the only genus placed in the family Bombycillidae although Phainoptila is sometimes included.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of waxwing in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of waxwing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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